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7 minutes ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Best 5 D1 teams IMHO this year were Maryville, Oakland, Catholic, GreenEville and Alcoa. In no particular order. 

Yep,they all looked really good.I said a few weeks ago when there was a state playoff without classes thread that the real winner of the Maryville vs Oakland rematch would probably be the winner of such a playoff. Maryville did beat Catholic and Alcoa as well,so that's a pretty good guess without Maryville and Greeneville playing.Not saying the Devils couldn't beat Maryville,just saying the odds on favorite would be the Rebs.

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52 minutes ago, BatmanDevil said:

Yep,they all looked really good.I said a few weeks ago when there was a state playoff without classes thread that the real winner of the Maryville vs Oakland rematch would probably be the winner of such a playoff. Maryville did beat Catholic and Alcoa as well,so that's a pretty good guess without Maryville and Greeneville playing.Not saying the Devils couldn't beat Maryville,just saying the odds on favorite would be the Rebs.

I believe that any of those teams could beat each other. Maryville would probably beat all the others more times than not. 

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On ‎12‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 8:17 AM, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

Best 5 D1 teams IMHO this year were Maryville, Oakland, Catholic, GreenEville and Alcoa. In no particular order. 

No doubt.     And what is it that makes these teams so much better than everyone else?
In no particular order here are some guesses:

1.   Coaching - 2 types of coaching here, one is on the practice field and the other is on the sidelines during a game.    I have known coaches who were good at one or the other but very few who really excel at both.

2.   Conditioning and strength training - all schools do off-season conditioning, but I would the bet the above 5 schools do it seriously and with a purpose.     I have seen a couple of NET schools off-season stuff.    It basically consists of guys screwing around in between sets, checking their instagram status, telling jokes, etc.      Doing 6 inch squats with 350 lbs, bench pressing to where the spotter is essentially doing a deadlift on each rep.... you get the picture.

3.   Discipline - Like coaching above, I would divide discipline into two categories:   1) game day  (4th and goal at the one and.....   (whistle, flag)......  Now its 4th and goal at the six, bring on the FG unit...)     2) basic life discipline in not doing STUPID stuff (especially @ school) to get in trouble, suspended, etc.

4.   Players, as well as coaches, are STUDENTS of the game  -   Did you notice on Maryville's first pick (I think that was the play), the TV announcer said something like "Now that is a result of watching game film."      My guess is that the above 5 schools spend hours scouting opponents in a SERIOUS manner, similar to #2 above.     I don't mean screwing around on your phone during film time, I'm talking about paying attention and STUDYING the opponent inside and out.

You guys feel free to add to or edit this list......

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2 hours ago, blazer1set said:

No doubt.     And what is it that makes these teams so much better than everyone else?
In no particular order here are some guesses:

1.   Coaching - 2 types of coaching here, one is on the practice field and the other is on the sidelines during a game.    I have known coaches who were good at one or the other but very few who really excel at both.

2.   Conditioning and strength training - all schools do off-season conditioning, but I would the bet the above 5 schools do it seriously and with a purpose.     I have seen a couple of NET schools off-season stuff.    It basically consists of guys screwing around in between sets, checking their instagram status, telling jokes, etc.      Doing 6 inch squats with 350 lbs, bench pressing to where the spotter is essentially doing a deadlift on each rep.... you get the picture.

3.   Discipline - Like coaching above, I would divide discipline into two categories:   1) game day  (4th and goal at the one and.....   (whistle, flag)......  Now its 4th and goal at the six, bring on the FG unit...)     2) basic life discipline in not doing STUPID stuff (especially @ school) to get in trouble, suspended, etc.

4.   Players, as well as coaches, are STUDENTS of the game  -   Did you notice on Maryville's first pick (I think that was the play), the TV announcer said something like "Now that is a result of watching game film."      My guess is that the above 5 schools spend hours scouting opponents in a SERIOUS manner, similar to #2 above.     I don't mean screwing around on your phone during film time, I'm talking about paying attention and STUDYING the opponent inside and out.

You guys feel free to add to or edit this list......

Great observation.

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